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Do you know IF they have imported Elk into the area ?
I ask because in Ark they began importing Elk from Co. in the early 80s-- our first Elk hunt was for 20 permits by drawing in 1998.
Those and other Elk were released in N C Ark, near Jasper Ar. In the meantime the Elk have flourished and spread out.
Unless I'm mistaken our FIRST case was diagnosed Feb/March 2016. I haven't checked lately on exact numbers but MORE deer have been diagnosed than Elk--- however the CORE area of CWD is STILL in the vicinity of the imported ELK.
Thankfully SO FAR the disease has NOT spread even across N Ark and NO cases that I'm aware of have been found in S Ark.
Yes, it has spread from that immediate area but not across ALL of N Ark.
Jerry
